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WATCM?VN, Established April, 1850. "Be Just and Fear not-Let all the Ends thon Aims't at be thy Country's, thy; God's and Truth's." i SUMTER, S. C., TUESDAY, AUGUST 25, 1885. THE.TRUE SOUTHRON,- Established J<m?,~Z?6C 53 Kew Sedes-Toi; f; ?fo 4. BC ! for-Advertising' "JW Cfctisa^oTt,: ^?ma.^ Bronchitis, 8|| WC the^&rsigned, having receiv*d great ;?g|S?-*ad permaaenibenefit from t?ie use oT*lCO.\i ^^^Ki!^?pNB^XYGEN,5'prepared and adnsiors ^^^^^??^^^p?JISramT &PALXX, of Ph?ade? ^^^^^^^??f^**^b?wjt SRtisSed that it is a new di5 ^^^^^^Wttr^n roedlca? srience, and all that is ^^^^^^QSSpeC&rivconsider ita duty which we ^^^^^?^n^^yasaty thousands who are suffering ' ' ffplpil^ -dis--" >?s?Wio ali that we can to make its virtues ^^^^^^^^^^mj^dStoinspire thejrablic with confi ^/'-\.:.W??b^peM6TOnmowIedgeof Dr& Star :j?g%^'[?-z '? said conscientious -physicisns, who wift??ot, - - ^^^^^?^-^;sare? maie any statement,, which they lip^- ?:-,4<> notfaww or believeW^"^i^,--BOF=^ ?^^^fl^&^.anj testimonials or. reports of cases which ^eif. ^ "siwnot janine: ' ' ^ . \ ?g^m:-:.-- ABTH?R, ! JKtto?-ow* PubUtker "Arthur's Home] H " : Magasine," Philadelphia. ! t?--: " \" Vi U CftNSA?- - l^?^feV Editor of "Lutheran Observer,"] tefe; . PtaL?DEPHUj PA^ Juara 1,18S2. j ^^^^^-r^-?irto^?^ee? a 'liatcral inqnirv in re ? ?8*4 to>urpiw|?si?n?J and 'personal stand- j si^^^^v :fa?i and to give increased" confidence - io- ow: ^^^^^fWtt?emtntBand io ibe^genuiness of our.testi ^i;^^^ioonials and rep^^^f ?eases, wey^print'the/ ^^^^:^s*?fr?trd';'ftoss gentlemen" welt* anet widely* iSMv':;:i':v known aad of tbebighest personal character^ ^^?$^'-k::i. Ont^r9a1it?on Compound Oxygen," con^ . -\: r. taming a history of the discovery ^ot^and, ^^?;.gi/2^*^o?s^tion of this Temarkao^^nr?tiv? * J" s?gen^a?d a large record of surprising cures * ^^^^'Vj!!?xsiHQ(Hj?5?iftpt?on, Ca?r>hfNenrjfe?a^roncbi^ * ?;^f^v43tt??a, efc.fan?^^i?MWge^ffii^ottV.. ;:; ie diseases, will be sent free. : ? T. .H?&ol- vm, 4 j:r 7 IL. W. Folsom. - .-rESTAB'D 1868.-I IS?4^-^9?^S5?-?^' opposite John Reids, pipp^:^-?2?^r^??"1^** Jewelry, Spectacles, iSr-S???Si 'K&whl* FUMng Tackle, Violin - r&rte&r Machine Needles, ^^^^M'fB^fmttitkz ofWatches, Clocks and Jewelry :^%??r'~ ' ' promptly done and satisfaction IgisjfSjWiteed.'; ? ~ - ' ^ SAWS; BRCSHtS, ^^^^g^fe^^jatr:'^': services .to the farmers of ^^^^^^^r^Sata^?t y?itdr karroun din g Co o n ties in ?%^^SlPfeIRTNG GINS AND SHARPENING ^p?!^^^^'r?r^^>cop -rae S? card at Sumter, S. C., $^-f^^^^i?^^Xl, --attend at any time and place. ^??P^3|SWS???&S^?B4 satisfectiso guaranteed. fe^^^?^ffiT- ^ ;W7W.D. CHANDLER. MORTGAGES, BILLS'OF SAL?, %C ?&NDS, And Other Blanks in Variety, ; :TheT^b3ication"r'f thia. Story wa? begiin May 26. Back Numbers can be furnished. BY HUGH* CONWAY; V JxtJuhrof^Called Back? and "Dark Day*.1* CHAPTER XX VU " Toinafonpone^s'n^^ to find a -yoting woman who has. disappeared without leaving a trace is one thing--to /find ber is another. The world is a pince of considerable sire, and chanco rei<atine? are-no t so common as^fcj?i-ciHi?diAg. no.velreader is ; asked, to be? lieve^ Such was at. least experience "of twow?a,who7"f?oin diffi&pf mo^f^^gre^ ?qjjj!|^ the: urs? Maurice Bervty, tho second Prank Car -?atean -?s rr-v* ... -/. ,-. . - tr - /, hadin soi?e?waymanag?d to learn Be?trics^the boy andtth?nurse had gone I^ndon^badfc a last^ adieu to Blacktown and returned to tho capital The more he studied the situation, the . more apparent it lecame that, to use his own words? he was in a-cieft sticky. -Sf> long as. Beatrice. could. concur her wherea;x>uts from hin^ so long. wa? he utteriy telpiessi fie could, of course, ompese- -a; -certain'^amount of revenge' but the cost would be too terrific However sweet a thing, may be, it may be bought too 'dearly.' ^H?- cont? -walk -boldly np^to Sir -MaingayXlaason ?ndproclaim - himself his son-in-law. He could go to these Talberts" whem.sh? -was ??ttlo motha^^-i?hoo?-g1rL ?ESt what good wonld-th? do? His bolt would fisahgt,, andhj^qniver held ne other. It;mfght bring? Beatrice but not her money. He would have to deal witii mea of the world instead of a woman over whon he held the terror of exposure. He had one article to ?eli, silence.. There . was one cns* tamer for it, bis 'i wits. ? With -har he could trade to advantage, bot the moment he. broke, hack for another market .bis com* modity became all but valueless. . t Again? there was that corseo! clause in old ?Ta?eri?8r- wrtH.-Harvey could - easily .prove* .that Beatrice-was.bis. wife, but in dcingTso he also preyedgjli?^a1?^l?i^^iirar|&^ when -under ago? without ter -trustees* cement, and ?ie said trustees could do aime st. ex? actly as they Eked ;vitb; heir ^fortune! Prob? ably t^y-would -throw' hhn-t^?liumirod : a jyear sarong; as bsj iept outof the way., What was two hundred a.year^when\w?" know that had he not insisted- on bringing -some one's head down to the dost, he might have had ten times the amount? Why had be not taken the money and foregone Ms ro In fact, Beatrice's flight, although not effected for strateg. cal reasons, was .& mas? terpiece; a move which bound her enemy and foot.-Savagely he looked forward totfigtffilfr^OT him to take- the best offer made him. Well he knew that the moment Beatrice nerved her? self to reveal the tn .th to her; friends, the moment sba elected to confess her girlish folly, and face what shame and blame might be due to ter, every shred of-power he held wnnldbe \?an?. :^t' waa, therefore,mipera tive he should find Beatrice and reopen ne? gotiations upon a btsis more favorable to her. Reflection and the risk he now ran of lo^^everytbingm^ to lower his^Mnands-^H^ hun? dred, even a half of:Ms wife's income, and if -she wished it^'would - enter- into ?"regular deed of judicial- separation. He would be sflent ^ lcm^ as^ -tLe money was paid or so long as it pa td him better to be,silent. - What if he gave ontrthat he- w^s dead and waited until she hrd married again? Then his sway would be supreme. But to gain this advantage be must-lie silent, it might be for years, and in the meantime must somehow make a living.. Perhaps, after her former experience, she. would not marry 'again. Any way the state of his exchequer. pot a reto on the waiting scheme. He_expected noanextorted help from her. Hel?oked^or "no mercy. He ha I showed nona He had blasted her life; robbed her 5?y?ara,ot^early womanhood of their sweet-; ness; be had traded-on the-romance which bes in the heart of every young girl, then, yf?r' mlrcei??ry--puiposes, bad turned and: crashed it ont. He had shown her, nay, had, in brutal words, told her' that he had married her to raise, money in order to save himself from the penalty due to his crime. He wall knew what he bad done, and know? ing tikis he had ? not even ventured at at? tempting to cajole her when they measured strength at Blacktown. Had it been needed the stern set of her features-th* scorn of her ?*ftww?r wonld have told him that he had no mercy to expect, that it was a duel between-the two. He must find her I As the months went on the necessity of finding her became more and more obvious. He had, after the manner of a. gambler, who v feels that any hour may brm^trajgreat strokeof;iuck, lived luxuri? ously. His money had hy now so diminished that ba saw be mast ibortly do one of taree things, find Beatrice, earn mosey ot starve. +: TiMTr jSrst, tbs meat desirable course ia e?fe%'*cway, seemed impossible.. He had made,, both in personjane* vicariously, such ?rinOTWjs at Sir Ma?B?ray^s house as could be ?lade "without excftLxTz/ "commsit-.and sus? picion. He had even been down once more to ^Oekburr, seen the Ta 'berts, but- had learned - rotfcmg- to his - advantage. -So coursa, num? ber one could not be Counted Jipon to meet the emergency. Course number iihree, if the * simplest, was the most unpleasant, so be was con? strained to adopt number two; at least, pro? visionally.;. - ? Before his disgrace Hervey had occasion? ally done some work for: illustrated period? icals. As titus branch, of his late profession seemed to offer him tlie best chance of sup-' plying bis needs,: he caHed upon two or three people-whom hs had known in former days, and who. moreover, knew what had. caused his protracted- absence. He simply said he was anxious to redeem the past, and begged fora helping hand. Selfish as the world is supposed to be, there are many willing to help a fallen man- on tonis legs. Hervey received one' or two promises, which might or might not lead to remunerative work. The months passed very dismally and drearily for the second seeker; Frjmk'Car ruthers. He knew _notwher? to turn, where to look for Beatrice: However^ Toe was bet? ter oiT than Hervey,'for he had direct intel? ligence from"-her. Once a month she had written to her uncles, but her >tters.gave no clew that could be followed. ; They bore no address; they were pasted in London; they mentioned no places, not even a country. She said she'was living an exceeemgly quiet, c**hw life. She longed to see dear old Oak bury again, and wondered if it would ever be ber lot to do so. In each letter she. re? gretted the necessity for the step she had taken and hoped that if ever hjr uncles knew ber true'reason for it Uhey would forgive her. She trusted, nevertheless, that they would never leam it The only hints at locality in any one cf her letters were that she men? tioned that the weather was bitterly cold, and also that she spent much time studying art; waa, indeed, learning to paint iii oils. These letters Herbert, who felt sympathy for bis cousin, sent on to Frank, and Frank perused them again and again, endeavoring by the light he had gained to -read between the lines. And the more ho read the more mystified he became. If Mrs. Rawlings' tale was true, there was something which Her? bert and Horace never could," never would forgive; yet Beatrice wrote as if forgiveness was not an impossibility. Moreover, it struck Frank that ber words expressed a doubt as to whether her uncles had learned the reason for-her fi ght. When should he find her? When should be learn the whole truth? He searched ber letters in vain for his own name, for any message to him. The omission troubled him, not because he thought himself forgotten, but because it _| showed him that Beatrice felt there was a fate, which nothing could overcome, keeping them apart <5o her festers gave him no hope. Had he been en idle man Frank Carruthers could never have borne those mont?is of sus? pense. Bot he was hard, .vary bard at work an a second; book.$: B?leve me, a man does oot write his worst when his heart is gad. deficiency of thc gastric juica or a sape bundalee of lithic acid may ruin a mi work, but not necessarily grief. Tootha may prove fatal to inspiration, but he* ?acne seed not So pending the appeara . of his first-book, which had for some rea "been de?ay?d/?rahk was' hnsy with a s cessor. . , About that first kook, a satirical, se political novel, which, by the by, mad -great hit, Mr.. Carruthers, Like aline w write . was as nervous and fidgety as a young h band whose beloved wife is for the first tl about to increase the population. One c it struck him that the great work would more taking if adorned with illustra tic He mentioned his. idea to the publishers, * quite agreed with him, only adding that full-page illustrations would cost BO me pounds, an expense they did not feel justit in incurring. But if Mr. Carruthers lil to bear the-cost, jwell and good. Frank, w bad money toAspare,said he would "seo^ how much he couhrget them dcroe. Ho called, upon a.friend; a Mr. Field, w knew all about such 'matters, and inqnh where lie conloi find*.' bands; ^coinp?tent,- 3 not-too costly.... And ttfe'frlenJ happened be one of those from whom Maurice Horv had beggeid - a helping hand.. So it will seen that the herinafter-menticmed ' meetf between Carruthers and "Hervey was, ? .all so-called, chance meetings, when trac back to its cause, quite a natural sequen Indeed ifc is hard to see how things cot I have happened otherwise. "There, a- fellow caQed on me a day two ago," said Mr. Field, "a fellow wh down on his luck now. . He might snit yoi --*t3an you recommend him? "What is l namef* "I don't know that I can recommend bi but-you-may give him.-a trial Ho ca himse^Henryx^ on 1 luck:as I saio?,? *? - -' -'- ' - .'.'Write hinra Hne and ask- him to call ~me^^ said- Carrutbers, who liked to help m down on their luck: "Is he. cleverf ' "He's been Idle so long I can't say. Lo herej -Carruthers, make him do the drawin on approval; and if I were you I. would: give any money on account.75 "Send him to .me and PIT talk to hin Carruthers was just leaving the room wh his friend called bim back. . .1 say, Carruthers, Td better tell ye then you can't say' I didn't; This chap h been in quod five, "jeara . for forgery. E name's Maurice Hervey. I suppose he's o now on ' ticket of leave.- -He tells me ' means to run straight foi' tho future. - Kc you know all about it- and can please yoi Self The consequonco was that Carruthers, wi held the same belief ;as.him with "tuena of^rverstcnes,^^^ see thia ina and, moreover,.to treat him as if he had i knowledge of his antecedents. He was gb to help any one back to the straight path Carrot hers, who hated the bother of cate imj for himself, s rill lived at. bis hotel I had taken an office in-a quiet street son little way off. Here, he spent, the great TJarTt?fTne^dav^/w^ book, cc rectingthose delightful the, prac of a first bools. or thinking- sadly of Be ; trice's and his owa lot. This office was c the first floor and approached by a steepisl straight flight of uncarpeted stairs. One morning he heard* feet on the stair. . heard the ui stop on tile little landing m fro: of the'door which bore his name. Some or. knocked, and Frank shouted "Come in." T his supreme astonishment in walked the ma who had demanded Beatrice's address and ? outraged old Whittaker's sense of dignity. ; "What do you want?' asked Fran brusquely. Hervey. explained that Mr. Field : ha written to him- and instructed him to cal so Carruthers knew that the man who wa go anxious to find out Beatrice was a forgw felon'-.and:ti eke t-of-leave man. He rais?* his head and coldly scrutinized his visitor. Hervey until that moment had not recog nised'him: Ha did so then, and knew tba the recognition was mutual. AU questioi of the original purpose which had brough about this meeting faded from the mind o wa man. . With each- Beatrice was tbs? ow thought^' "Will you give the -address I want? wt en last we met?* asked Hervey eagerly. "I will not," answered Carruthers shortly 'He did nott?ks .time assert -his inability t< oblige his questioner, because he was uh willing to confer that - Beatrice's presen abode was a secret kept even from her o wi friends. He had also made up his mind tba nothing should "tempt him to ask tins ex convict-a- single "question.. An attempt h get at the truth through ' such a medium a tins would he a degradation,, an insult toth< woman he loved. His visitor took the blunt refusal verj badly. The truth is that Mr. Hervey's tem per was not improving,' or rather his com maud cf it waa; from a sustained course ol cigars, and whisky ?nd water, growing fitfu and intermittent. Besides,- Carruthers hac a way with jiim> which wa?f?t?Keularly ir ri tating to those who had the misfortune tc quarrel with him. On a previous occasion Hervey had found it almost more than he couid-put up with.- .However, with. the ex? ception of slapping hir hand on Frank's tabl? he controlled himself for the present. ^"Imust insist ^upon ywur telling me,^ he -said; UI have to raak? an important business cocamum'cation to Miss Ciauson-> . Carruthers smiled contemptuously. "Her " trustees, the; Messrs. 1 Talbert' of Oak bury, manage Miss Claus on1 s business, I belie va Or von might'' go to the family solicitor, whose name I wfil give you." "My business is of a private nature. I demand this address. I have a right to ask it." - . Carruthers shrugged his shoulders, ele? vated his eyebrows in true Talbert fashion, and again smiled that irritating smile. "My good sir," he said, "cannot you un? derstand that I absolutely refuse to gratify I you? That a gentleman is not justified in giving every one who asks it a lady's ad ; dress? Go. to Sir Maingay Clausen, he. is the proper person to apply to. As to rights, I am certainly within my own if I ask you to leave my room No doubt you see that the business which gave me 'the pleasure of this visit cannot>~be carried through." . . ! Hervey scowled, ht.*sitated .and then walked ; out of the room. Ee wa? wise in so doing, as he might have said morethan he intended ; and a premature disclosure, indeed, a disclo? sure at all, , of the truth' would entirely ruin : "his clouded prospects. ~As, from lack of po? liteness, or flurry cf discomfiture, he left the door'ajar, Carruthers roseand wa-ked across the room to close 1t/ Justr then the door opened and the two men confronted each other on the threshold: ' "if you write to Miss Clauson will you give her a message from me/'' asked Hervey with forced civility/ "That depends exactly upon what the mes? sage may be." "Will you tell her that I called on you and I said the matter could now be easily arranged? There's no harm iu that" "There seems none. When I write I'll give it." "You'd better mention my real name. It's not Henry Morris-It's-" "I am acquainted with your real name," said Frank, with perfect nonchalance. Her? vey grew very angry. "Now, I wonder who you maybe," he said, "you who write to her. Perhaps you're sweet on each other, and look forward to a happy marriage." An incautious remark of the rogue's, yot one he could - not refrain from i making; nor could he refrain from eyeing Carruthers to see how the shot told. Hard as the effort was, Carruthers preserved his equanimity. "Perhaps so," ho said carelessly. "I can't, however, imagine it can bc of the slightest interest to you." The scornful emphasis laid on the last word flicked Hervey like a whip. "Perhaps sol" he echoed with his mocking laugh. "Ha, ha! do you think I'm a fool? Do you think you take me in with your ? studied ease? Don't I knew you're dying to know who I am and all about mel" "I know a good deal already," said Frank, i in scathing tones. "If I felt any wish to know more I should apply at Scotland Yard or wherever the proper office may be." This taunt was more than even the most amia rte ticket-of-leave man could be expect? ed to let pass/ It finished Hervey entirely. He boiled over. With the violent expletive which invariably accompanies such an act he struck out full at'the speaker. .*.. . .- - - ' - -- ^- - This Carruthers was one of those decep? tive men who at first glance gave little promise of- much strength. Yet if his frame was spare his shoulders were square, and all. the weight he carried was bone and muscle. He may be summed up in the simple word .wn*v; and wiry men, as many a muscular-" looking athlete knows "to his cost, are not adversaries to be despised. He was far from being one. of those marvellous creatures, usually officers in the guards, who, in fiction ' at least, can. crush, up silver flagons, toss with one hand a sixteen-stone ruinan over a ditch or a railing, but all the same he - had bis fair share of manlystrength. " . After parrying Hervey's blow, he simply jerked out his right arin to the very best of tas knowledge and agility, throwing the whole weight oribis body into it, and, in the" language of what may now be called the re? vived prize ring, "got well home," These were the only two blows struck, and. for this reason: Hervey, when he received 'Frank's blow7waV sianam?o'ntfce landing. He staggered back and* went headlong down the steep stairs. It seemed. as if his neck Went headlong doun He staggered back the $L ep stairs. hergathered Hm? as hi pam, shook his fist at and then found his way returned to his papers, but ch' this' interview gave a blank so far as must be broken self up. gr< the victor, out. the. rise mad literary^ ;Tw? on '.yon fellow and, bi venges^ though. "He called ed, [ping band to you re it to him with a lim down, not up, "So I told-" him, bill You've broken bia fibula and fibula." "His leg! ...I saw,.lae- blackguard walk away.?'' . ' " '. "Perhaps' ^m.?trightJ??but, the names His arm is' broken,7 He vows he will have .compensation.. Go to law, etcetera.'' "Idont think' be will," said. Carruthers, significantly. . "Perhaps not, if your reasons were good ones. I don't ask them; but look here, old fellow. He's got no money, and won't be able to earn any for awhile. Don't you rhjnlr you ought to do something for h m?" "Nb, I don't," said. Frank; , but I w?L Keep the fellow away from me. But you can pay his doctor's bill and let him have a pound or two aVcek until he gets all right again." ' Field, laughed. '"You'll : find it a costly amus3m?nt breaking bone, like this." "My dear Field," s dd Frank, "if you knew all I know you'd think it was cheap at the price in this particular cas?." So by a strange irony-of- fate for some weeks Maurice Hervey was fed and doc? tored at .the expense of Frank Carruthers. 3 ... - CHAPTER XXV1IL . "I CAipfOT LIVE TH7S.LI?F2!'' Beatrice was at Munich. Munich, that city for its size, perhaps, the mo?t regal cap? ital in Europe. Munich/withits fair streets, noble statues, palaces oil and new, libraries, museums, art galleries, and fast fleeting reputation for cheap living: Munich, which stands^ boldly out on: a barren plain, no doubt feeling it has little which it need be ashamed to show to the world, except per? haps the vagaries of the eccentric being, its king/' Beatrice never quite knew"what induced, her to choose tha capital of~. Bavaria for her resting place. Honestly, when shs wrote from' London to her uncles, she had not set? tled* whither to wend, her way. She might then, just as likely have goae to Paris, Brus? sels, Vienna or Berlin as tb ^Munich; : She fixed on Genriany for various reasons. She had that feellug, which', justly ar un? justly, is common to most English;people, that au unprotected and nob unattractive woman is more free from annoyance in a . Germen than in ? French town. She abo fancied she knew the German language bat? ter thon she kne w ?Fr?nch. The scientific severity of the great Teutonic tongue had always charmed her. She had studied it deeply. She could read it in its classic forms with a certain amount of facility. She be? lieved she could speak it well enough for the purposes of ordinary conversation. Alas I she was but one of the many who. when gut? turals, compound words and divisible par? ticiples are flying about like hail, find what a fraud is the boasted phonetic spelling, and what an age it takes to feel at one's ease amid the elephants gambols of the7 un wieldv language. Nevertheless, for the above and other reasons she chose Germany. As the party had loft Blacktown provided with no traveling indisp9nsable3,' except tho most importaut of all, money, many pur? chases had to bo made in London. All were, however, made in time to catch the evening tram to Dover, and that night Beatrice abd her charges crossed the channel. Then it seemed to her shs was onC3 mora able t3 breathe. In London she had been' haunted by the dread that Hervey would follow aa! find her. Once out of England sho felt safc\ . Be it understood that Beatrica was not flying from the shanie which a revelation of hor foolish marriage and'subsequent act of deception would entail; although she would willingly have paid a large yearly sam. BO long as hor husband hf t her in peaci and kept the secret. Gladly would sh) have made some arrangement which would spare her pride tho mortification of hjr beiu-j known as tho wife of a felon Gladly would she have done all in ber power to save ber father, her uncios, a: id suoi frieu ls as sho had, the pain they must feel when all wa* revealed. Yet it was not on this account she &?d. Her one aim was to save the child from the man who was hi* father. She believed he c >uld legally claim hrtr boy. Sho knew he waa villain enough to fake him by force or frau 1 if the chance oc? curred. The moment Hirry was in Herveys bands she saw she would be a*; his mercy. She would bo forced to subunit to any con? ditions, however exacting aud humiliating, in order to- regain possession of the one thing which was lett ber, tin one ruing she could lovo, or was permitted to love. Flight gave hor a respite; gave her time f >r considera? tion. It wa* the simplest and easiest way out of the difficult}-. So she decided upon it. Once out of England they tia vol ed by easy stages, end eventually roached their destination-Munich. Tba city on inspec? tion seemed as sn ted as any other to Bea? trice's noe ls, so she hired a furnished flat, engaged a good-tempered, handy Bavarian servant, and settled down to-that quiet, calm life which she had in her letters to the Talberts describe 1 herself as living. These letters were sent under cover to a friend of Mrs. Miller's, who porte! them in London.- As English stationery can be p cured on the* continent us easily a thing else' that is English, tho let veyed no infor'niation which cou tb discover the retreat. Beatrice sending them r she fetered that som? seen .slip".connected with them close her abode. But it seemed so unkind not to let her nudes know she was alive and well. She did not write to. her f asher. She fancied her proceedings would not 1 rouble him much, and felt sure that any letter sent to him would run the gauntlet of.Lady Clausen's unkind .comments. . She trusted to Horace and Herbert to lat him know all that they knew. . r. ? Beatrice made few, it any, chance ac-" .quain tan ce >; Some people never do. Just as there are men'whom other men never think of asking for ? cigar light, so are there women to. whom other women do no} make the first advaacis. Beatrice, .wich'her re served but pelfcY?' 'manner, classical features and distinguished bearing, no doubt con? veyed tho idea that she was a-sta te not to be. encroached upon without tue passport of an introduction. So for society she had her boy and her faithful slave, Mrs. Miller: However much a mother may love her child, she is not blamed if. she finds that his constant, company .does not give a? the pleasure the world can give. However faithful and intelligent' a servant may be, the mistress niay'1 with a clear' conscience iookbeyondherfor-acompanioni . . So Beatrice's, life grew once more diemal and .colorless. ; So much so that under its pr?sent conditions .the late life at Hazle? wood 'House, when contrasted with it, seemed a wild round of variety and dissipa? tion. She had her books and her music, but she had no one with whom to discuss the books, no one to listen to her music. She took les? sons m painting from one of the thousand artists in the great art center, Munich, but this was but an aid to kflltflg ~ ~?jli"n!i^ Wi, t?y'ffi'tt^^^jg^j^^ VT, i, ] her thT.?^?a**riiese she shunned as much as r. It seemed to her that there was _ j thing upon which she could look back with pleasure, nothing to which she could look forward with hope. She often recalled Carruthers' assertion that in spite of manner she must have some dream of happiness,and she sighed as she thought that now less than ever did life show any joy of which she even dared to dream" Beatrice was sitting one afternoon in tha room she called her studio Shu war ?ions and in dee? thought She had just finished one of her periodical letters to her nudes. It was lying near her, directed but not seah** Beatrice was wrestling with the temp***1^ of sending a message to Frank. Pf3 cm?* not bear to picture him' thmkinr fier 001(1 and heartless. Should she add0310 letter? Should she even ?rg^&SM? But what could she say to absolutely nothirigl Besi^ had nct yet learned.the ^th, fte niost con _^ rt4M8iM frnji her would raise SSSSSSS^S Poor Frank! why ^TIS^ES&rt- WhydidshelovV -idid he learn to love- ?g. ? ._" ... ai?o, not the ^^.^ JW that ?mr?Wa, V. . xvrt she had found the power she loye^^'J^ting still hers. Yevhope of loving a^-ve was, she rejoiced that she less as such Tah a man as Frank. But no could love sn (a ge must be sent, word, no messt of the price I must pay for "It is A pat said as she sealed her letter^ my folly," she full of tears as she did so. Her eyes weltered and saw her emotion. ^Mrs. Miller'^ my dear,'' she said; 4'whatis ~T**fef wee& no fresh troubler . ' t^oneT3dl>4*Id| epe is enough," said Bea? trice. Mrs. ?Sor lo^ed at her solidtonsly. "You are thinking of the youl" she said'soothingly: - "Ye3," said Beatrice with recovered com? posure. "Yes, lam thinking that I may have wrecked his life as well as my own." "No, no, my poor dear. It will come right You. w?l be happy-he will be happy." Beatrice smiled a hopeless smile. "It will be-it is written," continued Mrs. j. Miller. "Nothing can change it. GocTi arm is net shortened. His purpose--" Beatrice checked her sternly. Since Sa? rah's outbreak in the tram all signs of. fan? aticism had been at once repress2d by Bea? trice. "My letter is reaa, *' she said; "take it and direct it to y our f rienl There are envelopes.'' Sarah glanced at her mistress, who was once more deep "in thought. She took two envelopes and also a stray half sheet of note? paper. Thea she went -into another room, and hastily writing ? few words on the pa? per, placed it in - an envelopa, addressed it, and inclosed it, with Beatrice's letter, in the packet which was to go to her'friend in London. ; r . - - Beatrice resumed her painful train cf thought. Writing home had made her feet ntterly wretched. It was now May; nearly five months had she been living this dreary life, and keeping every che in ignorance cs to where she was: How much longer must it go on? She could, of course, leave Munich whenever she. thought fit, but every other place would be just as dreary to her. Local? ity matters little when a s'ea of trouble sur? rounds one; Let a man count up his hap? piest days-and he will find the place in j which he'spent them contributed not much to them happiness. Beatrice, who was now somewhere about twenty-three, had most certainly a right to expect some happy days in this world. * ' She began to ask herself the questions which had recently been framing themselves in her mind, Had she after all acted in tho. wisest way ? Was her life to be quite marred; by - that,one" act of folly ? If she7 turped and. firmly grasped her nettle, would the sting. Le fatal, cr even more than she could bear? She was, like irjckt"of its,- a blending of con? tradiction?.' . She was wise'and foolish; brave1 and timid ; proud and humble, as pressure - of circumstances forced her to be. Sbe be? gan to loath this hiding, this shrinking into corners. Could she nerve herself to como forth and face the worst? - "What was the worst? The worst was har dread of losing her child. What if she wrote to Horace and Herbert and told them every? thing, begged them to forgive the harmless deceit which she had practiced; intreated them to see this man and make such terms as they could? Might sho not. when they had assured her security and peace, face such scorn as the world would throw her? Then she began to wonder if Hervey had revealed the truth? If her father, Lody Clauson-here she shuddered-her uncles knew that she was this man's wife. Al? though she had just been resolving to make it known to them, the thought of their being in possession of the knowledge was horrible to her. Yet all this while they might have known it-might have heard it f roth Her? vey's lips. This thought half maddened her. . She must learn if it was so. She thought regretfully of that peaceful life at Hazlewood House. Horace and Her? bert's little womanish ways seemed part and parcel of the pleasant home. She thought of old "Whittaker, Of "William Giles, of the other servants. She thought, with a pang of deeper regret, of Sylvanus Mordle, who had also found in her the woman he could love. She eve a thought of young Purton's well-meant but unsophisticated advances. Then, of course, she thought of Carruthers -thought cf him more thau of all And Frank? Did Frank kuoj^Bid if so, what did he think of her? ^?Wwhen ho knew, what would he think oil I Did bo, would he, curse her very men^H Ab, ?o far as her love was concerned could bo no hore for better days _ At this juncture Beat rice brc^Mown, j;ist as she had broken down when^H refuged Frank's love. Sbe laid hor^Bd on 1h> table and sobbed bitterly. Sn^Breturning from posting hor letter found ^H?O, and ol coui-se knelt beside her, cried her, ami soothed her. _ "I cannot live this life!" sol^V Beatrice, "I cannot hvo it longorl" "My prettv dear! my poor Aiding !" said the woman, her hard teatunHfcrnnsiignred by pity, and smoothing thapiri's brown hoir as a mother might have CKIC. "I can bear it no longer,''Bud Beatrice. "I will write and tell thom al Tell them how I have been wrcuged-^iow I have wronged them. No," she oxqlaimed, start? ing to her feet, "I cannot do it? There must be other means. He is mercenarv. Ob, I will giy^iimall if ha wilt k?3p silent and 'OA^? deleave me ?nd the boy in see him,3' said he idea. eked many h, my dear what hs' that down" .H-ko- . >::kv in writing. Lot me do tfis T?T TOI, my dear. By the love I bear yon I ask it." "I cannot live this life," sobbed Beatrib?, - "?cannotTi'veitlong?r.1*; ' : " "How could you find hinvr, ..Be issure tb be in London. If not,;there'a those who can tell me where to find . him. Say I moy go. . iet-me go .torday-to-mor? row." : - r . . Beatrice mused. After all, the suggestion did not seem so absurd. Sarah was by no means a fool; She could travel to England ?jone perfectly .well. She could hear what this man asked now. Why should she not let her so? ; s. Miller seemed on thoms of suspense, she" whispered. :I will tni?gt^-?^?ite11 jou by and by. Send my boy to ininy arms." ' So the "shornlamb,w as he was nowcalled, came to his mother, and all the afternoon Beatrice considered Mrs. Idler's proposal: The moro she considered the more Inclined she felt to give it her countenance. In the evening she told her she might go. Shs gave bor many instructions which were not to bo exceeded. She was to hud Hervey and hear M* demands. S^Twas to be firm, o^fi "-Jove all have ix clearly understood that ne'must sign a deed of separation, in which he relinquished all claim to the boy. Mrs. Miller nodded grimly. She' was not likely to err on the side of mercy. - "Take plenty of money," said Beatrice. "Give him money if ho asks, for it. Make him understand that I haye not concealed myself to save iny money. -That he can always have." ' * So it was arranged.. Fully one-half of that night was spent oy Mrs. Miler on her kneas. She was alone-Harry islept with ^mother as often as'with his nurse-so she could offer up her wild prayers without interruption. If ever a fanatic wrestled with the Supreme Being in' prayer it was Sarah Miller that night. For what did.she pray? Perhaps it. te as well not to ask, but to be contented with the assurance that she prayed for Bea? trice's happiness. ; JTO BE co NUN usn J { What Our Editors Say. A Sad Case. Augusta Chronicle From statistics gathered o i frpgfec Q ap d -/urn i s h Unionitlsaem onstraie than 5. per cent, of Ant tn cities, attend church a msr any kind.. This neglect of uul Kt from infidelity. The sammin^PjBrthe va t?srtfx}X(?tl" y?\?0 ^Uaenhps: The men have t?st ? . gjj^ we?kj.and they re? create on li. ^' t.^i They can not dress so well as th\mj\-wTtb whom. they must associate; and thcrefere stayaway. They think secret societies are as good as the church. The large salaries of the ministers disgust some. Some feel that the minister is a hireling, and therefore seeks to upbuild/ "g^h as a doctor seeks to increase"^ Ur f~'??ti?e, not from love of souls, but to increase his salary. Some employers of labor are. so bad in their treatment of their employes that the men do not want to go where they will meet those in whose real Christianity they haye so little faith. All the lette rs. indicate that, especially in the large places, working men feel that they are not, welcomed in churches fre? quented by the wealthier classes. -It must be borne in mind that these melancholy :facts have been wholly ob? tained from the North. > As Christian ministers have taken so much paios to ascertain why working people avoid churches on Sunday, it behooves them to remove, as far as possible, all obsta? cles from the path of laboring men and women.. This, country is in. serious.] danger if its toilers lose faith ic God as well as man. : TJD appreciated Laborers^ .Wilmington .Star. ? There is a vast dca I .of good abd use? ful work that is done in this world that is unnoticed abd unrewarded. Many a man has spent a life of toil and anxiety in the hope of doing something for his. fellowmen and has gone to the grave without appreciation. It does not ne? cessarily follow that the .men who hold the highest place in public estimation or SH the most conspicuous niche in the Temple of ?ame are thc most meritor? ious and. deserving. Success may bc the test of greatness, but because a:mart fail's to wTrr'sacccss it is no positive evidence that he is not as meritorious as oue of his more coaspicu ous fellows. The toi??fs cf. car th are almost with? out nujprber. There arc some of these who are performing mc'cfi needed aud most important work who have not their proper rank and have not, therefore, their dues from their country. The Stock Show at Ninety-Six. Lexi?gt07i Di.*p:tlch. Thc Stock Show at Ninety-Six Fri? day last was attended by about 4,000 people and was a grand success. More than four hundred head of stock were exhibited, and compared most favorably with thc State Fair in number and quality. Creditable fancy work, flow? ers and farm products were in profusion. In the horse department were Normans, Hambletonians, Main brui ns, Blue Bulls and Canadians. An old Confed?rate war horse that had g-mo through the entire war, 35 years old. was exhibited and greeted will? cheers from many old soldiers when he appeared in the ring. Thc exhibit of Jersey, Holstein. Devon and Ayrshire cattle was large and ex? cellent. Many grade and native cows and calves were a i MO shown. One na? tive cow was sold on thc ground for ?125. Fine Jersey Ked, Poland Chi? na, Essex, Berkshire and Cheater White hogs were shown. Thc display of Southdown, Merino, Broadtail and Cotswold sheep" and Angora gnats was much admired. Chickens were there of all varieties. Two large barbecues supplied thc large assemblage with din? ners Of mutton arid pig.. ?'n nppr?prf-, ate and highly appreciated address was.j delivered by HW. B* F. Cray ton,., of. Anderson'. Tb* show; was aitch a* deer- ! ded-success that a stock company was formed for the purpose of baying a suitable site and erecting permanent buildings.for the succeeding fairs." Far? mers of Lexington, how niariy years will it be before this county cari make such an enviable show.! Let as hope not many. ; _ Save us From Oi?r Friends. " C?lumbia Recor?i Sora? of th? newspapers of ibis State have, been harping to e?ch an citent about *?lawlessness in South Carolina" that really the Northern press would be justifiable in saying; "From their own mouths let them be condemned SThat there havei?l&tirscimr injir^ra*~commit teoT?u Sotrtt? Ca?ofiri? Ve do DC? pfe?e?? ] to deny, but is there ? State in the Un? ion where crime is not committed ? Has the- law failed'in l)ne instance Ho'triv ear tigate the^ause.1of, crime ?/.?tp is .tru? that OD.one or.two occasions daring bit? ter political contests prisoners haye been | acquitted when appearances were against them; bot there is no accounting for the | verdicts of juries anywhere. - South Carolina is no exception to the rule in this particular.. The , most atrocious crimes in the calender are committed every day all over the Nortb,"T>ut rio one ever thinks of applying the worth "lawlessness" to the people of the North on this account, lt would be well for the sensational press of this State to de? fine what they mean by "lawlessness." Are the people of a town to be pro? nounced lawless because au intoxicated manjprTTs on-bis war paint and defies arrest? We have had enough_ of this stuffand gush and it is about time for it to stop. A K?ght View. Wilmington Star. We . have h^d occasion to . remark more than, once upon the malignant as? saults made.from day to day upon ex-' President ?avis. ? He is heldup in false colors:f ^tand?rcdreverything, be says ] is perr^ nd ???i Republican, and/ for tali _^^sou^. Democrat^ also,., seem never so .happy, as. when abusing and burlesquing tbe-gentleman who was chosen td be at the head of the Confederate Government, f?e never sinned any more than Alex. Stephens, Jos. E. Johnson, Longstreet and oth? ers, f?e was riot the author of seces? sion, and if h Ts voice could haj heard tn'ere would have, We are gratified toT find paper just and manly em proper view.. The phil in cf Teharaph sj me when Jefferson ed'is honorable to/them.. ^avis*. at bis worst, was and is. no ?worse than other,m en prominently '?pntfected with the rebellion y and yet, niairily because he was President of the Confederacy,- he j bas been a particular object of Northern animosities.: Those who with, him par? ticipated in the robei?i'oh^ have for their part contended that his fault, if fault there was, was their fault,, abd that they would cot countenance ?avfng him made a scape goat. Beform in the Army. . . . ?Te?z arid C?utier. ..There is no lack of evidence that, in every department of the Gover?ment, there is a sincere desire to correct the abuses which grew up doring the time tliat the Republicans were -in office^ arid favoritism bad lull , swing. J5 Vils which bad hardly been dreamed of are found to exist, and there is no hesitation in applying whatever feniedy is necessary. In marjy respects the changes which have been made recently by the Secre-: tary of War are of the[highest import? ance, because they lobs fo the improve merit of "the efficiency of tae afrifjf. which has undptrbtedljr. been impaired by political influence and baak-etairs "fa? vor. The prd?r of the Secretary-o| War requiring line .officers w.b% have, been, absent from their commands on staff duty for more, than* four years ' to join their commands immediately' will be of' inestimable value in improving the tone. of the-servTOK'*.;;.- rr:-T* . r-. ... ' For many years rt mis fc??n the rule < to make staff appoin tments the prizes of those who wielded social and po??tical influence. Those who were on the ground at Washington had more oppor? tunities than those who were' far away; at "those horrid frontier posts.'^. The officers,^ therefore, who were once de? tailed for service at Washington had the best chance of remaining there, and of obtaining advancement in the staff, corps. There will shortly be a vacancy io thc Inspector-General's department, and it is stated that every officer now serving on the staff of general officers and every other officer below the rank of major serving at- or about Washing? ton is ao applicant for thc appointment, and has been making every possi?l? exertion for months to obtain it. It is" ?o?sid?red likely, however, that Sesrc t?ry Endicott will look beyond thc offi? cers who have been luxuriating so long ou the staff, and in other soft places, | arid will go to' the frontier for a mari to make Assistant Inspector-General". Some of tiie officers affected by Score-, tary Endicott's order, have- been awayr| from their companies and regiments for periods ranging from ten to eighteen | years Some of them w?re commissioned in the regular array after the close of thc war, and have not served a day with their companies and regiments. These arc not the only absentees. Sick leaves of inordinate duration bava bee? enjoyed by favorite officers. ?heir health is tjo delicate to pefm?t them to S'TVC with their commands, but they are always stroug enough to lead in" She fashionable Germans, and to take a prominent part h? every sort" of social dissipation. One officer bas been'oh sick leave for nine years,"and sotue oth? ers for five yc"3T8 and ever. 11 will soon be found by army officers thai honor and promoiibu under th? new r?gim? must be woo1, wuere.they? ought to be won. in antoni service, in tho field, and ou post, arid not in soft places and cosy nooks in Washington. There is wisdom-ih detailing line officers" for staff duty, because it familiarizes" t?fem with work cf thc u?uiosfc ioiporV lance to the army in time of war ai? welt' as ii) peace. But the" ?bjcct should' be to keep these'staff offices, iii ciVcnla?lorty f-o thal ev?fy oieritorious ^?er shal" have a (air chance to acquJHfeiujstif with every daty^?^^^d ''ihUt'?b^$W^ permaneflt :sppott??^f? ob - th?^?t??K^^^ are ito ber mavJei|fiw^^^iflt?w^8?^^^^ have-d?r?nguishe? themiolves ebouhl ||??| bave the first claim bothv on, account.:?tv^:;^S .??ie?iy4??Feog^ the wants aw wjjyyb? t^^&e^j?oS^^^i soldiers of tho army,'-- - ^^^ prenden^? fi?^^ in. the. determination that "the few: jwies ^IBNS which, oar military organisation;-c?ri:. ~ .i,:rj ?ye snail go to those '>hof JM^^^fe^^ for inem *ndt,worSe4 rorvtneiiC !^;f?3*-:' trigued for them Kte ??i??bal^^^.-i>-. Jrunters. ' " > r l^rSh? l?^^ gil It's old, bat it's good, ?nd so ; ^?$owV&ot?&H?B^^ member once when yon were a ariTO?;.'?K^ were engaged io a minister and prom ised mi io?N??^?^fl; time.* Ww? annt, ^?eaw i?S?m^:%v^ *?WeUi ^on see, when ??ag years o?d?! was^f?v?ng.'jp^t?&^u^:y'P^^, State of.?ew tor?.^Ko^^^^?^ l?yselfTw?s^^ then ?id^ nad^?ter?t 't?^^^Ct?^oa? ^^J that took my fancy was a joting j?^oi4'> ter,,*.* ?erj..prpinisiDg ; ^o?^?fe^j?Ki.;^^?| ne ?as very pious and^?tead^^^^if 5-^? thought a good deal of m? and I ^?^^^?fJ^f took a fa?cy^to"'bim,ian?t things ~ .w?o?'- ||||?| on nnt??we were engaged. . jug he came to me, put ;bisahnsj^?n^>;^^ me and ki?~d_??^ excited ahd?t?m?wh^fiWrai^ a lang'fimiagoi an?l^^-fi^'*^ % :M what i rojgbt $?j*> ?a^^iicliifei^^^^ tie. ? : waif like-;:a*y^o^^ [ pretty, soon pretended .vt?, ^jjer^iwSK^^^ about it, aM'p?sh^ I wasn't ma'd i ^ ? tb^the Wt?se^??'efe |ig?? p of $b#hasfc.jtr^ were;gla$s::doors ^^^^^^TliSv^^^^M . opened over, the ati^^-^^^?b^i^v^^ f were drawo td: ' 1^ fr?u? n?uT ani?' wheti^ f?r^-?&Se -^ife^^^^ pushed bim back:: again. ? ^?>^^^|^^S harder than I -intended -to; a8?.-jt??fc?^?^ you think, girl?;- ^^^r^?f^?^?^^^S his 'balance and;"?tr?^,'.1?l^^9p^^^B .dobrajnto, ^Cfh, Auntie^JUMjHMHH ft "On, Aunty l^KyT ?iord^^fH 4 ?There, Jha)ai^glft^^i^t ??'-^^H piggie as 4n?ch: aa JOu^w^r^\G^: ! that; cauH hear.a . Jit??e thrn^?e -t?S^^| witl?ot?t teaming -ar^o^^iSw?^^H he-he-?n^?n auc??# ^^7?T^^^?^^^^? enough ta come la nice tinte tti? ?fe?ut?'iai^ yotf w?U h^ W?nf^ tellinig^ou ?B3^^J%tt?.*<^'^ "But, Aoit daffie;/j?^'^tf???^'?ffM0 him ? ; IMyviM?t&iu^^ ground he ?ot u^ apd leftl;^b^^t?^:^^^^? ia.te^rlyfekvhf-? * i^^^^?^S sight to , be remembered! ""ifi<??".?t?S?r-?c^^S man did run l K But ie'' never married;... .'He^T^^e^4^^8 modest-and. I suppose fieW?y^l^^? (righten?a ft^'?i^^ n?^?tr?r^ ^?r?st h?ms??f That, girls; ia tie T6*?&Mt^*m? l?n? iinier-forih? ,??s ?^aj^^fff?^ r^^P and I often thought to my?^?'^aiX wei: shojn?? ?ay?:^?;^?^^^jl4^^B^> ^^^j ? i Maryla?d! JCj M|^^? ^?n$e?u^ HarrwoTi, an?o^grW *^8Co^B^^ a Virginia G?irl in the ?^vy^^?^-gf^| :^^giv^ine^^ ?be mosi: the o?? ^ss?ssjnjg.1 n*^^'1^^^^ . and. r?ngiugde^ will ??tlitej?t?? ;tronbtouktim?a, is Col. Jantes R. Biiv-^S k'd?Tf| ^ar>?a^;;f?^^ air conforms & ?e ?erv?i- "i?^-"??&;^?|^ sinjiular^ ^ g?y?ath^fD?i^^ %.?rst juoig???r? ^>f -?ie.jf^?n}^_i?i^^^k^M rcireaWtattees .tf?d?r .wiioh- it . was s?t^a music ?. ' :! ^".y,. ?r;: : : *Itwas at tn?s -i??/a?ie^ the hc?dquart?rrof ?the ^Maryland, ltne^ at Fairfax, that the afterwarua^irewaC;^ war song, v>?y Marylan^^^Jj?t i^?l^:;.^^^ ? ri on the tide of army fatof*'u sitting outside a tent ^.^^^i ?^*^^^^ light of an ??rlj ??uin? ni^LwJ^:?u-Ar^^ sio was proposed, rj 4* once ^w?. strud^ -i^S up Randall's ??^a. to; ^ old coll?ge sbi?gv;? 4f?nK^ l^? young fedy et-tfi?^^p^^re?i^ia^^^^^ rylan?. a cousio ?F?ttra^S|S^?ej^ ly set ^hem to thte musiot?b^?eafjn^ h?mevto share the touW^.o^^J^^??^S (e^sracj.. All jt??& J?--j|s: ^"P^^^^ chorus' and when we .f?uish??-a IbirssI^S;^^ of applause came Trom sopf^oniicw iW^^-^^g tc?in? in tuc darkness::-=b?^^Jbe1t:^^^^^ .treesr l-^--. >-t-y..^^viv" ^4;;i^^^^ r: : .Next day the melo^' .^^Ju?^SFf^^g far and near througTi'?e ca^^, and ni^^^^ doe time it had ^ji^fi^&^l^^^^ place of favorfYe so 6g va V&e wrfcy* - ^^.^1^^^ doubt the hand organs wouloT &?>? got- - ten ho?d of ft;: l>ul^ from first tor fast du-- . ring the co&in&?c? of v^ cy, tu?se cheerful ins?Himenw^oT twtore-?^^^S were missing. (I n'*BSiwte: *o nitt"w^i:|^^^ this" fact, lest it ffore[ f^SM otter nations to go. to war>y-. -. .iv WAS sro. Jet?s'^?^?k^v^^S^ fiao* hanged Himself, ^id.4' ^ f '--^SW?? .??ol? ?ere, maii v ?oSt wm^' fryi?^'-J^^S to play n?n?^ o?.j^our j^kiPi'roi''^ '-.N^^^^S , *ltV a factV her ?n?o^iB^^^^i^^^^^g .Not trying to play a prank T- ^^'i^^^ffl .. .Weil"; dies"' air ^?s;;?^^^^S nate mt a* p*ersOn* to--*sf w.sv;^W4^:;0|j^?gB ^b?n;fni S&yt; ^^^^I^I^^HI .\' telegram frcin Rich??nd aunoun^t}^^^^ tl?e de'niK'of Col' ^o?^^^*^^^^